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Changes at Google DeepMind: Demis Hassabis from CEO to Chair, Jeff Dean departs

810 points · 862 comments · colesantiago

  1. 650 · · focus · HN ↗
    The first sentence is quite telling

    >We’ve got amazing talent, world-class compute and products…

    Products are third on the list. Google is an incubator for talent first and foremost. Products are an afterthought

    1. thewebguyd · · focus · HN ↗
      Hasn't that always been the case with Google? Outside of a few that are mostly good and have stuck around, I've always seen Google has having great tech but being quite bad and making products out of it.
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